Body-Works

Body Works Thesis

Made in collaboration by
Courtney
Carmen
Dylan

The body is made up of many different body systems. Some are the respiratory, the digestive and last but not least the circulatory. Each one is equally important. We need these systems so that we survive. For example the respiratory system makes sure you get the oxygen that you need so that your body can function. The digestive is when your food get both chemical and mechanical break down. The circulatory system is as important as the rest this system makes sure that we get the blood to all our nerves and it helps use get the nutrients and oxygen. Other systems are the lymphatic skeletal and the nervous system. Like the other systems each one has an important job. For example the skeletal system is the on that we need so we can stand up straight. The lymphatic system retains harmful germs and fluid from the blood cells. The nevus’s system on the other hand helps you use your five senses to their fullest and eventually all these 6 body systems tie back together to make a human body.

In the circulatory system, it transports blood to other parts of the body. All blood travels in one direction, and cannot turn around in a vein or artery and just go the other way. It provides nutrients for major organs such as the liver, brain, and the stomach and small intestine. Heart pumps the blood, which receives oxygen from the lungs. When we did one of our experiments with the pumps, we learned that it pumped the most water if it went in only 1 direction. The heart is a big part of this system because it keeps the flow of blood consistent and keeps the body in balance and responds quickly to its changing needs. Arteries and veins make up the circulatory system, and if they get blocked it can cause major damage to not only the artery but to all of the organs that can’t receive oxygen. The circulatory system is very important, without it you could not survive.

The digestive system is the system that breaks down food and water and delivers nutrients to the body. The organs used in the digestive system are the mouth, the esophagus, the salivary glands, stomach, pancreas, liver, small and large intestines, the gallbladder, bile direct, rectum, and lastly the anus. In activity 14, ‘Breakdown’ we learned that mechanical is a quick dry breakdown and chemical is a slower, wetter breakdown. The liver is one of the organs that breaks down food, but also stores toxins and solid waste as we learned in Act. 15. It acts like a filter fore the body.

The function of the lymphatic system is to return leaked fluids to the blood vessels and rids the body of harmful germs. It is made up of many different organs. Some of the more common ones are the tonsils and adenads, which protect the start of the digestive system, spleen, which filters lymph liquid, and lymph nodes. Lymph nodes are the glands located under the armpits, neck, and on the top of legs that sweat out toxins in the body. One of the not as common organs is the thymus; it produces white bloods cells and is found most common in teenagers. The entire system cleanses the body helping it survive.

The nervous system’s job is to send and receive messages through out the body. There are only two main parts to the nervous system and they are the brain and the spinal cord. Your brain gets all of the electronic messages and tells the body what to do. The spinal cord delivers all of the messages through out the body.

The respiratory system is when you breath in oxygen and breath out carbon dioxide .The veins in the lungs connect with the veins in the heart the ains carry out oxygen and carry in carbon dioxide. The body parts that are in this system are trachea, lungs and the diaphragm. The diaphragm is what pulls in the air. The heart also helps pump the blood so that it carries oxygen into the muscles that need it and cant live with out it.

The skeletal system is really important. It is so that it can protect us and support us. It protects the heart lung spinal cord and the brain. and normal adult has 206 bones some of the most major bones are skull, ribs ,vertalcolum, radius , ulna, humerus, pelvie griddle, femur, patellatriba, fublia.bones are made up of many several tissue composed by osteoblasts. There are two different types of bones spongy bones and compact bone. The only difference they actually have is that one the wholes in it are more visible (spongy bone) and the compact bone is hardly even noticeable.

In order for the body to work properly, it needs all of the systems to be functioning correctly. For example, the circulatory system carries oxygen and nutrient filled blood though the body and to the organs. The function for the digestive system is to break down foods and provide the nutrients for the body. Another system is the Lymphatic. It returns any leaked fluids to the blood vessels and rids the body of harmful germs and toxins. The nervous system sends electronic messages through the body.